A hidden “tear” beneath the continents may have been fueling oceanic volcanoes for millions of years, study reveals.

Parts of ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought.

A study of the East African Rift reveals that ancient heating and dehydration can strengthen continental crust, reshaping how and where continents break apart.

Parts of the ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought. New research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Mad ...

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It turns out that continental breakups are just as messy as human ones, with the events leaving fragments scattered far from home ...

Since the earliest civilizations, humans have believed that the Earth itself carries protective power. Stones, formed deep ...

Rivers may have operated on a global scale around 3.5 billion years ago. The new find comes courtesy of ancient rocks in China and South Africa. A change in rock chemistry around that time provides ...

European geophysicists have achieved a highly precise measurement of Earth’s gravitational field, enabling them to explore ...

Researchers have discovered that the North American continent is slowly losing rock from its underside in a process called "cratonic dripping." This is caused by the remnants of the Farallon Plate, an ...